Greetings from Norway!

[tiur]

welcome Svein,
Got to dig up some new cookbooks.
Asgeir from Moss ( 30 years ago)

[tiur]

Upsis, Dave Bulla- here is my take on som fantastic
tasting deer; ( this is not a Norweigian dish LOL- but made by one.
Butterfly a 3/4-1" steak cut. Insert a sliece of Rosenborg blue cheese ( or french version) pin together with tooth pick. Heat a skillet, olive oil,
brace each side (max 1 min each side)add a  good plash of brandy- let is simmer - i min. a dash of whipping cream, stir and you are good to go- don,t forget a nice fat cab. from California. Closer to heaven you cant get unless you are going there.
Try it!

[Wolf Among Dogs]

Welcome ! Theres alot of good stuff here !

[leatherneck]

Welcome new friend.

[lone hunter]

Glad to have you on the site.    
Mike Storaasli

[SveinD]

Storaasli, sounds Norwegian ^^

Thanks for the warm welcome!

[Bill Carlsen]

I should have added that my wife's mother's family is also from Oslo.....small world.

[lone hunter]

Yep, both sides of the family immigrated from there. Hope to visit someday. Mike

[buejeger]

Velkommen! (welcome)

frå ein engelskmann som har had Noreg som heimen sin dei siste 11 åra!
(From an englishman who has had Norway as his home for the last 11 years!)

I live in Surnadal actually, its about two hours south west of Trondheim.

Helsing frå Nathan
 

[Raminshooter]

SveinD,

Welcome brother of the bow!

[Bonebuster]

I`ll second Raminshooter

"Welcome, brother of the bow"!!!  :D

[owlbait]

Welcome Svein, as Grampa Gunns used to say" Tru da veeds, run a tousand Svedes, chased by one Norvegian (with a trad bow   ).
Welcome!

[Doug in MN]

Welcome Svein !!! My son just left Oslo this week and headed back to GB. He is going to school for the year in GB.

[va]

Svein - welcome

My mom has relatives who live on the same farm her grandfather ran away from.  It is way up north and some of the old photos look like we dipped into the Sami gene-pool a little.

look forward to more food ideas and good Norsk opinions.

[SveinD]

buejeger : I've been camping and fishing in Surnadal every summer from i was 8-15, both Vindøla & Brekkøy  

Owlbait : Hehe, As far as I know, the last times Norwegians tried to chase off Swedes, our "army" ended up laying around and eating lingerberries instead of fighting  :p

Doug MN : Hope he had a good time here!

To the rest of you, thanks again for the brotherly welcome! Looking forward to sharing my Norske opinions and learning a great deal!
Enjoy, Svein!

[snag]

So SveinD, what is the hunting situation in your country? Can you buy a license and hunt? Do you have to go through schooling to qualify? What kinds of animals can you hunt? Just interested.

[Frenchy]

Welcome Svein.

Glad to have you join us.

[SveinD]

Originally posted by snag:
So SveinD, what is the hunting situation in your country? Can you buy a license and hunt? Do you have to go through schooling to qualify? What kinds of animals can you hunt? Just interested.

Bownhunting is not legal in Norway.
When you reach 14 years, you qualify to take the Hunting-exam, a multiple choice quiz.
If you plan to hunt big-game with a rifle, you also need to pass a yearly Shoothers-exam.
You need to be 18 to own any type of gun, excluding paintball and bb-guns..
Airsoft might be 16, not sure of that though..

Obtaining a gun license however, might not be the easiest thing, as the smallest mark on your crimesheet can be used against you. Also you need a valid reason to get a permit.

Lol, i remember 20 years ago our 'national guard' sent G3 assault rifles and flashbangs home with those who finished the mandatory service, but they quit doing that after some of the rifles disappeared..

Although very few accidents happened i think that was for the best..

I guess you can hunt just about every type of game, but the seasonal licenses are strictly enforced.
Also it is a shame that our government are so harsh on our local predators, such as the lynx, bear, wolverine and wolf, as their numbers are all but gone soon.. Or maybe they are migrating to Sweden, where the hogs roam^^

[Fletcher]

Welcome to the Gang, Svein!  It's great to have you here.  

[Gatekeeper]

Welcome